Earthquake details

Saturday, February 22, 1975 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, February 22, 1975 at 03:40 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Abepura (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 120.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 139.633 and latitude -3.007.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 51.0 km
Coordinates -3.007, 139.633
UTC time 1975-02-22 03:40:27.800
Location Jayapura
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1975-02-22

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